Maxioms by Christian Nevell Bovee
To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, read more
To quote copiously and well requires taste, judgment and erudition, a feeling for the beautiful, an appreciation of the noble, and a sense of the profound
The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men read more
The grandest of all laws is the law of progressive development. Under it, in the wide sweep of things, men grow wiser as they grow older, and societies better.
Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre read more
Every trait of beauty may be referred to some virtue, as to innocence, candor, generosity, modesty, or heroism. St. Pierre To cultivate the sense of the beautiful, is one of the most effectual ways of cultivating an appreciation of the divine goodness.
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.
Affliction, like the iron-smith, shapes as it smites.
